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Buoyed by a dominant triumph implicit Italy, Scotland skipper Richie Berrington believes his squad has the firepower to upset two-time champions England, who made a scratchy commencement to the tournament, successful their T20 World Cup Group C lucifer successful Kolkata connected Saturday (February 14, 2026).
Scotland connected Monday (February 9, 2026) bounced backmost from their opening lucifer nonaccomplishment to the West Indies successful style, posting 207 for 4 and past bowling Italy retired for 134 for a 73-run triumph astatine the Eden Gardens, a effect that has lifted the temper successful the campy and kept their qualification hopes alive.
On the different hand, England had a nervy outing against Nepal, wherever the erstwhile champions scraped location by conscionable 4 runs portion defending 184, needing Sam Curran to vessel a choky last implicit aft Nepal threatened an upset.
“That imagination was ever determination from the commencement of the tournament. Regardless of that crippled (England vs Nepal), we know, and we’ve shown successful the past arsenic a team, if we instrumentality to our strengths and execute well, we tin enactment anyone nether pressure. Obviously we cognize it’s going to beryllium pugnacious against England. They’re a world-class team,” Berrington said successful the post-match media enactment successful Kolkata.
“But we cognize we’ve got world-class players successful our line-up too. So it’s going to beryllium connected the day. Making sure, arsenic I said, we nail our strengths. And if we get that right, we’ll springiness ourselves a bully chance.”
The long-standing rivalry betwixt the 2 nations lone adds spice to the contest.
"Yeah, I deliberation that rivalry has ever been determination betwixt Scotland and England. Obviously, determination is simply a agelong past determination betwixt the 2 nations. But I deliberation it's determination successful each sport.
"Next Saturday is going to beryllium exciting. We look guardant to each crippled successful this tournament, and that's our adjacent game. So we're surely looking guardant to it."
With Scotland’s rugby squad besides facing England successful Edinburgh the aforesaid time successful the Six Nations, Berrington adjacent eyed a sporting double. We’ve besides got the Scotland rugby squad taking connected England the aforesaid day. So it would marque rather a bully header if Scotland has 2 wins connected Saturday,” helium said.
Berrington was afloat of praise for George Munsey’s interaction astatine the top. Opener Munsey scored 84 disconnected conscionable 54 balls with the assistance of 13 fours and 2 sixes.
“George is obvious; he’s a world-class player. I deliberation he’s shown that for a play of clip now. Such an important subordinate for us, peculiarly astatine the apical of the order. You know, helium ever goes retired determination and sets the tempo of the game. As we’ve seen determination today, erstwhile helium gets going, he’s precise hard to vessel at. So I deliberation erstwhile you’re watching that, it surely gives the different players successful the squad a batch of confidence,” helium added.
England's constrictive flight against Nepal has lone added to Scotland's belief.
“I watched that game. I was glued to the TV past night. So, cheering connected Nepal. But that was awesome. It’s a bully assurance booster for america going forward,” helium added.
